{"product_id":"9781909894112","title":"The Summer Boy","description":"Deposited by his dysfunctional city parents for the summer with his eccentric Aunt Mary in a remote Appalachian cove, Benjamin Drum runs away, farther than he ever intended, closer home than he ever imagined. Lost between the mountains, Ben wanders into a strange new world where he is befriended and pursued by beings human and non-human, malevolent and merciful. Before he finds his way back to Mary, he finds himself.\u003cp\u003eThe Summer Boy is a genre-defying work, written in a style that falls somewhere between Ron Rash and Neil Gaiman, bright and shining as a summer day, dark and deep as a coal mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a gorgeous work of magical realism that flawlessly weaves myth and metaphor into a tale ringing with the sounds of authentic Appalachian speech and Celtic heritage... a haunting tale expertly told.\" -Sharon Claybough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to Saluda Community Land Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alfie Dog Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055807217904,"sku":"9781909894112","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909894112_p0.jpg?v=1763624934","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909894112","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}